This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Sir George Walton, 1664/5-1739. While commanding the ‘Carcass’, 1701–02, Walton went to the West Indies with a squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow, who in March 1702 appointed him to the ‘Ruby’. She was one of the squadro
probably 1734–39
National Maritime Museum
'Anson' (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decorations, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Anson' (1781), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [S
17 May 1773
National Maritime Museum
Cochrane attacking five French storeships, 17 May 1795, The Prevoyant dismasted. Drawing
1796
National Maritime Museum
The Ghost of a Rotten Borough. Appearing on the Hustings of Covent Garden (caricature). Hand-coloured.
17 May 1807
National Maritime Museum
Sparrow (1828). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Sparrow (1828), a single-masted 10-gun Cutter, as altered and fitted to a two-masted Ketch for service in the Falkland Islands.
Signed by Richard Blake [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dock
17 May 1837
National Maritime Museum
Sparrow (1828). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck, and lower deck for Sparrow (1828), a single-masted 10-gun Cutter, as altered and fitted to a two-masted Ketch for service in the Falkland Islands.
Signed by Richard Blake [Master Shipwright, Port
17 May 1837
National Maritime Museum
Enligt fotografens noteringar: "Bönder på marknadsresa."
Plats: Norrköping
Datum: 19 Maj 1897
Tid: Kl 1.30 e.m.
Ljus: Solsken
Bländare: No 2
Objektiv: Svenska Express
Exponering: Hastighet No: 2 1/2
Framkallning: Hydroechin
17 May 1897
Bohusläns museum
Letter, from the White Star Line to Joachim Birnbaum, father of Jacob.. Letter, from the White Star Line to Joachim Birnbaum, father of Jacob, regarding the return of his son's body for burial and the return of Jacob's personal effects, found in
1912-05-17
National Maritime Museum
Ming Shisanling (« Treize Tombeaux des Ming » ), Changping, Chine, A 68 576 X
17 mai 1912
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Familjen Ljunggren framför sitt hus i Marieström. Sonen Wilhelm Ljunggren står längst till höger på bilden
17 May 1913
Vänersborgs museum
Till vänster syns Intagan 1:8, det vita huset är Intagan 1:15 (Wilhelms hus), närmast vattnet ligger ladugården på Marieström - Intagan 1:18. I bakgrunden syns husen i Stubbered
17 May 1913
Vänersborgs museum
Wilhelm Ljunggrens boningshus med utsmyckad veranda och blommande aplar i trädgården.
17 May 1913
Vänersborgs museum
Lieutenant Colonel Robie Fitzgerald, Uniacke. Unit: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers / General Staff. Death: 17 May 1914 Western Front
Died 17 May 1914
Imperial War Museum
Marba Titzenthaler, dochter van de fotograaf, in het woonhuis Friedrichstrasse, Berlijn, met speelgoed
17 May 1914
Rijksmuseum
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Philip Charles Lytton Routledge. Unit: 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Charles Harland Judge. Unit: 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Francis Edward Fish. Unit: 3rd Battalion, attached to the 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915, Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Captain Herbert Eustace Hathorn Johnston-Stewart. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Coeur verdoyant du « village japonais » entre les maisons est et ouest, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 556
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Corporal Harold Barlow 1349, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lance Corporal William Turnbull 200483, Cameron Highlanders
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Donald Kenworthy. Unit: 2nd Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front. Son of John and Mary H. Kenworthy, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Arthur Trewby. Unit: 11th Company, Royal Engineers. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Sarif Roy Montesole. Unit: Special Reserve, Royal Sussex Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 La Basse Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Howard Thomas Elder. Unit: Headquarter Signalling Officer, 5th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915 Cape Helles Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Dampier Hallifax. Unit: "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915, killed in action near Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Stanser Rich. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant John Stanser Rich. Unit: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached to 1st Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment). Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant Reginald Denman Apps. Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Death: 17 May 1915 Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Lieutenant William Spens. Unit: 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Major Charles Herbert Villiers-Stuart MID. Unit: 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force), atached H.Q. Staff Australian and N.Z. Army Corps.. Death: 17 May 1915 Gallipoli / Dardanelles
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Albert Arthur Moody 2278, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Alfred Terah Elwood 507. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915 Gallipoli Gallipoli Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Francis Edward Greene 1347. Unit: 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force. Death: 17 May 1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Joss 8750. Unit: D Company, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Western Front. Son of Mrs. M. D. Joss, of 3, Arden St., Maryhill, Glasgow.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private John Kerr 12144. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Death: 17 May 1915 Missing Western Front. Son of Mrs. Francis Kerr, of 23, Kenmare St., Belfast.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Private Sidney Horace Burgess 10002, South Wales Borderers
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private Thomas Frederick Farrier 5/2586, Royal Sussex Regiment
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Charles Wade 1469, 1/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Private William Maguire 1291, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Rocaille en pente du « jardin chinois » , ponctuée de conifères et proche du « sanctuaire japonais », Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 598
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Scène aquatique et rocaille fleurie du « sanctuaire japonais » situées non loin du temple shinto, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 599
17 mai 1915
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Second Lieutenant Archdale Gillam Walker. Unit: 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 17 May 1915 Killed in Action at Festubert. Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant George Richard Murray Udny. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Death: 17 May 1915 At Festubert Western Front
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Herbert Dickie Kidd. Unit: 4th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders. Death: 17 May 1915 wounded and missing at Festubert, Western Front.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Second Lieutenant Reginald Denman Apps , Royal Berkshire Regiment
Died 17 May 1915
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Robert Stobo Crawford. Unit: Reserve of Officers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Death: 17 May 1915 Killed in action Western Front. Son of John Wilson Crawford, of Kilburn, Largs, Ayrshire.
Died 17 May 1915
Imperial War Museum
Azalées près du Marais, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 750
17 mai 1916
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Captain William Bensley Algeo. M.C. , Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 17 May 1916
Lives of the First World War
La forêt dorée, Propriété d\'Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France, B 749
17 mai 1916
Albert-Kahn Museum / Department of Hauts-de-Seine
Lieutenant Henry Grove Morton Mansel-Pleydell , Dorsetshire Regiment
Died 17 May 1916
Lives of the First World War